Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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... reverence for them is our reverence for childhood . No- body can reflect upon an unconscious act with regret or con- tempt . Bard or hero cannot look down on the word or gesture of a child . It is as great as they . The attraction of ...
... reverence for them is our reverence for childhood . No- body can reflect upon an unconscious act with regret or con- tempt . Bard or hero cannot look down on the word or gesture of a child . It is as great as they . The attraction of ...
Page 33
... reverence for our past act or word , because the eyes of others have no other data for computing our orbit than our past acts , and we are loath to disappoint them . But why should you keep your head over your shoulder ? F r L Why drag ...
... reverence for our past act or word , because the eyes of others have no other data for computing our orbit than our past acts , and we are loath to disappoint them . But why should you keep your head over your shoulder ? F r L Why drag ...
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... reverence it commands . All the devils respect virtue . The high , the generous , the self- devoted sect will always instruct and command mankind . Never a sincere word was utterly lost . Never a magnanimity fell to the ground . Always ...
... reverence it commands . All the devils respect virtue . The high , the generous , the self- devoted sect will always instruct and command mankind . Never a sincere word was utterly lost . Never a magnanimity fell to the ground . Always ...
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